Pop star Madonna became angry at a fan for sitting during her Thursday night performance at Kia Forum in L.A. before realizing they were in a wheelchair.
“What are you doing sitting down over there? What are you doing sitting down?” Madonna asked the fan while the crowd went wild with cheers.
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Madonna questions fan for sitting down during her show then finds out they’re on a wheelchair:
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“Oh okay, politically incorrect, sorry about that. I’m glad you’re here.” pic.twitter.com/oezHxfjrFn
The singer then walked to the edge of the stage and eventually realized the fan was in a wheelchair.
“Oh, okay, politically incorrect. Sorry about that,” Madonna said. “I’m glad you’re here.”
Maddona took a beating on social media for “ableist behavior.”
Meanwhile some social media users said the singer should not have demanded people stand up, regaless of wther they where in a wheelchair.
“Lots of people need to sit down who don’t use wheelchairs, too,” one X/Twitter user reacted.
“This is honestly just gross, ableist behavior. Appreciate that the person purchased a ticket and came to see you!”
“Does it matter if they’re sitting or standing? they paid for the ticket and took the time to be there? Isn’t that enough???” another said.
“You shouldn’t be calling people out for sitting down anyways. She’s not the queen of England. Some people are tired or have conditions where they need to sit,” a third asserted.
“Believe it or not, sitting down or standing up does not directly determine the enjoyment of an audience member at a concert!” another pointed out.
“Is it an offense to seat down during a snow though, like what if I feel tired??” another X/Twitter user asked.
“So people pay money for her concert and can’t even sit?” another inquired.
“Doesn’t matter if they stand, seat or are laying down. They bought the ticket they can stand, seat and sleep if they feel like it…” another declared.
Another wrote:
“This is why I’ve never seen her live. Refuse to,” while another commented that Madonna had engaged in “bad behavior.”
“She’s over,” another reacted.
“This is f**king disgusting,” another said of Madonna.
“That’s not ‘politically incorrect’ that’s just ableism.”
“who [the fuck] cares if someone sits down during a concert if they PAID for tickets,” another proclaimed.
“This is super fucking weird,” another dismayed social media user reacted.
“Even if they weren’t in a wheelchair what’s the problem in sitting down at a concert + there’s so many disabled people who don’t use wheelchairs but still may need to sit down?”
Another claimed that “every two months Madonna does something to remind us how awful she actually is.”
The singer also revealed her the severe bacterial infection she suffered last year.
Bloomberg reported:
During the opening night of her L.A. stretch, the 65-year-old superstar revealed that the severe bacterial infection she suffered in June 2023 –which led to her hospitalization and the postponement of her current trek — at one point made it nearly impossible for her to move around.
“This summer I had a surprise,” she told the crowd, holding a cowboy hat in one hand and gripping a guitar in the other. “It’s called a near-death experience.”
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